Ryan Day reveals how Ohio State will split spring reps among loaded quarterback room

Ryan Day provided some insight into how Ohio State will split quarterback reps throughout spring practice.

With a bevy of talented signal-callers on the roster, Day has to straddle a fine line as it pertains to reps for his quarterback room. Speaking with the media, the Buckeyes coach elaborated on how Ohio State will do that in 2024.

“I think, like I mentioned, we’re trying to get as many as we can. If we can get 150 a day, that’s going to be a little bit different when the pads are on. But the more we can get, the better. These guys all need those reps,” Day started. “Then we’ll put a body of work together, and kind of figure out, halfway through the spring, where guys are at, and go from there. So I think the key is right now, we have the ability, because of mid-years and those type of things, to have a pretty full roster. Where maybe in the past in the spring, you know a few years back, before we had some many guys in mid-year and the transfer portal wasn’t where it’s at right now, the preseason roster would look a lot different than the spring roster.

“Now, it’s — there’s only going to be a few, handful of guys that actually come in during the summer. So we’re able to get three groups reps, equal reps. So again, it all comes down to those reps, and making the best of them.”

Continuing, Day specifically elaborated on how reps will be split between each quarterback on the roster, and what the goal is at the moment throughout practice.

“I think in at least the first quarter in the spring, we’re just going to let them all play and get their reps. I think, as that starts to set a little bit, we’ll start to maybe make sure guys are getting the reps with the 1s the need to. But we’re going to let them compete,” Day added. “It’s hard for us to say, you know someone like Julian Sayin or Lincoln Kienholz or Air Noland, ‘Hey, you’re going to come in here and compete,’ and the first thing they do is come in here and take a bunch of reps with the 3s. No, we want to roll you. Whatever drill it may be, we want to make sure you’re getting reps with everybody so you can show what you can do. So they’ll compete.

“We have the fortune of having a little bit of time right now, and then, as things shake, I think the big focus, and this is something that we’ve talked to our staff about, is in the spring, we want to develop the individual player. As we get closer to the season, we start to really grab onto the scheme, the team and the chemistry of the group. Now, you still need to understand the schemes in the spring, and how you fit into them. That’s something we want to make sure we develop with each individual player right now. The focus, not how he fits into the scheme and the chemistry of the offense or defense.”

Alas, it’s a fascinating plan from Ryan Day and the Buckeyes, and we’ll see how it’s implemented throughout spring practice for Ohio State.